The mtDNA legacy of the Levantine early Upper Palaeolithic in Africa.

A, Olivieri; A, Achilli; M, Pala; V, Battaglia; S, Fornarino; N, Al-Zahery; R, Scozzari; F, Cruciani; DM, Behar; JM, Dugoujon; C, Coudray; AS, Santachiara-Benerecetti; O, Semino; HJ, Bandelt; A, Torroni

doi:10.1126/science.1135566

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The mtDNA legacy of the Levantine early Upper Palaeolithic in Africa.

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Olivieri A

Achilli A

Pala M

Abstract

Sequencing of 81 entire human mitochondrial DNAs (mtDNAs) belonging to haplogroups M1 and U6 reveals that these predominantly North African clades arose in southwestern Asia and moved together to Africa about 40,000 to 45,000 years ago. Their arrival temporally overlaps with the event(s) that led to...

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